Hair-roll.



R. H. DAMON.

HAIR ROLL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1907.

Patented Nov. 17,1908.

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RUSSELL H. DAMON, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAIR-ROLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed March 21, 1907. Serial No. 363,680.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSSELL H. DAMON,

of Leominster, in the county of lVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Rolls; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My present invention pertains to im provements in toilet articles, and has relation more particularly to a hair-roll, or a structure which may be placed upon the head and over which the hair may be rolled.

The main object of the invention is to provide a roll which may be adjusted so that it may be applied in different positions upon the head to thereby produce various styles of coiifures.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple means of securing the ends of the roll together, or, where the roll is formed of a plurality of sections, to secure the contiguous ends of said sections to each other.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of the roll; Fig. 2 a similar view of a second form of roll; Fig. 3 a detail view, illustrating the means of attaching the ends of the roll, or roll-sections; and Fig. 4 a detail view, showing a modified form of means for attaching the ends of the roll, or roll-sections.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the roll therein shown is formed of a plurality of sections, numbered 3 and 7 respectively, and each section being preferably formed of intermeshing wire fabric, the body of each section being approximately circular in cross-section, though it is to be understood that it may be of any other suitable form. The end of each section is preferably flattened and passed into a cap 4., and the adjacent caps are secured to each other by a rivet or pin 5, passed therethrough. If desired, the rivet may form a pivotal connection between the caps, so that the various sections of the roll may be adjusted with reference to each other and thus produce coifl'ures of different styles. The various sections being flexible and likewise elastic, the roll thereby produced will conform to the head throughout its entire length.

Being by preference formed of intermeshing or spirally-Wound wires, the body of the structure may be extended or drawn out,

and when released will contract and return to its normal dimensions and automatically conform to the head. Furthermore, the structure is selfsustaining and no filling is required to extend it.

In order to insure the proper retention of the roll upon the head, a comb or combs may be secured thereto, two such combs 1 and 8, being shown as attached to the sections by staples 2 though, of course, they may be secured in any other desired manner. WVhere combs are employed, the wearer will extend the roll somewhat and move the same down wardly to the desired point or position upon the head, usually with the teeth of the comb or combs uppermost. When the roll is released it will embrace the head somewhat closely, and the upwardly-projecting teeth of the combs will prevent the roll from being lifted oif by any usual force until such time as the structure is again expanded and the combs are withdrawn from the hair.

In Fig. 2 the roll is shown as being formed of a single member A, to which are secured two combs D. The ends of the roll are somewhat reduced and placed in caps B through which the rivet C is passed, thereby connecting the caps, and, if desired, forming a pivotal connection between the same. This construction will also permit of adjustment to different forms by reason of the pivotal connection.

In Fig. 4 the ends of the roll, or roll-sections, are designated by a b, said ends being connected by a flattened cap 0 which embraces and retains the ends in position. Under this construction, however, no pivotal action can take place.

The term annular as employed in the specification and claims to define the roll is intended to describe and include any structure which, possessing the characteristic features set forth, encircles the head. Such a roll is to be distinguished from a structure which is merely of segmental or horse-shoe form and does not substantially encircle the head.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of sections of elastic fabric connected to each other.

2. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of sections fastened together, each section formed of elastic wire. fabric.

3. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of pivotally connected sections.

at. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of pivotallyconnected sections, each section being formed of inherently elastic, contractible material.

5 A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of connected sections, each section being formed of inherently elastic, contractible material; and hair-engaging means secured to the roll thus formed.

6. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of braided Wire sections, said sections being inherently elastic and contractible, and each section having its ends confined by a cap; means for connecting the caps of the adjacent members; and a plurality of combs carried by the roll.

7 A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of sections of elastic fabric connected to each other; and ham-engaging means earned by each of said sections.

8. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, having its ends pivotally connected.

9. A hair-roll, substantially annular in form, composed of a plurality of braided Wire sections, each of said sections being inherently elastic and contractible; and means for securing the ends of said sections together.

10. As a new article of manufacture, a hair-roll formed of sections pivotally connected one to the other.

11. As a new article of manufacture, a hair-roll having caps secured to the ends thereof, said caps overlapping; and means for pivotally connecting the overlapping caps.

RUSSELL H. DAMON.

Witnesses O. A. TAFT, EDWARD M. DODGE. 

